{"id":12442,"date":"2018-02-12T15:57:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/?p=12442"},"modified":"2020-11-25T15:22:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T15:22:24","slug":"what-to-do-in-sri-lanka-when-youre-not-watching-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/what-to-do-in-sri-lanka-when-youre-not-watching-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"What is there to do in Sri Lanka (when you’re not watching cricket)?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UPDATE: If you would like to know about England\u2019s cricket tour to Sri Lanka 2020, please see\u00a0this blog.<\/a><\/h2>\n

As much as I love cricket, and can\u2019t wait to watch Root hit several centuries in front of the Galle Fort during the England tour to Sri Lanka 2018<\/a>, Sri Lanka has so much more to offer – you may as well make the most of your time there. I thought I\u2019d share a few travel suggestions for when you aren\u2019t watching the cricket in Galle, Kandy and Colombo…<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”12443″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1601377338853{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 10px !important;border-top-width: 10px !important;border-right-width: 10px !important;border-bottom-width: 10px !important;border-left-width: 10px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Galle<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n

When one thinks of Galle, and the south coast of Sri Lanka, stilted fisherman immediately come to mind, and is on the to-do list of many travellers to Sri Lanka. My perfect day in Galle would consist of watching the test match during the day, and then travelling to Wijaya Beach, which is a great place to spend an evening, watching the sunset, eating woodfired pizza with a cocktail\/beer in hand.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”12445″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1601377349865{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 10px !important;border-top-width: 10px !important;border-right-width: 10px !important;border-bottom-width: 10px !important;border-left-width: 10px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Kandy<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n

Kandy is a city with a fascinating history and culture. I’d highly recommend an evening of Kandyan dancing. One of Sri Lanka\u2019s oldest and most respected forms of performance art, Kandyan Dancing is a captivating mix of formality, athleticism, music and dance. An evening visit to a traditional show provides a fascinating insight into one of the country\u2019s most visually and culturally important art forms. A wonderful blend of percussion, colour and performance, they provide an engaging insight into the sophistication and refinement of the old royal courts of the Kandyan kings.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”12446″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1601377360006{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 10px !important;border-top-width: 10px !important;border-right-width: 10px !important;border-bottom-width: 10px !important;border-left-width: 10px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Colombo<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n

Until recently, most visitors to Sri Lanka saw Colombo as little more than an entry point. These days, however, the commercial capital is vibrant, with a thriving food, arts and cultural scene and plenty of activities for tourists. If you don\u2019t mind an early start, and love markets like myself, Pettah Market at 6am is a must – perhaps to wake you up before a day of cricket. Pettah is immensely busy, with the chance to see trucks full of fruit and veg to feast on.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1518703415091{background-color: #faeee7 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you would like to be the first to hear when the dates for the tour are announced and get exclusive access to Experience Travel Group\u2019s pre-arranged accommodation in Sri Lanka,\u00a0SIGN UP HERE<\/a>. 2018 is going to be a great year for English cricket \u2013 I can feel it\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1518703395912{background-color: #faeee7 !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_column_text] UPDATE: If you would like to know about England\u2019s cricket tour to Sri Lanka 2020, please see\u00a0this blog. As much as I love cricket, and can\u2019t…","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":12443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[320],"coauthors":[934],"class_list":["post-12442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sri-lanka","tag-cricket"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":8282,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12442"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=12442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}